''Aunt Judy's Magazine'' was a British

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for young people founded in 1866 by

Margaret Gatty Margaret Gatty ( Scott; 3 June 1809 – 4 October 1873) was an English children's author and writer on marine biology. In some writings she argues against Charles Darwin's ''Origin of Species''. She became a popular writer of tales for young pe ...

. After her death in 1873, publishing was continued by her daughter

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until 1885. The magazine is named after Gatty's daughter, Juliana Horatia Ewing's childhood nickname, "Judy." As the editor, Gatty aimed to include stories that would not only benefit the

moral A moral (from Latin ''morālis'') is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader, or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim. ...

upbringing of children, but that would also bring joy and insight to adults. Gatty hoped that readers would continue to love the magazine for their whole life, and to pass it on for generations. When choosing what contributions to include in the magazine, Gatty kept in mind her belief that every piece in the magazine should have a moral for its reader. Gatty included a piece that she wrote in the November 1868 issue of the magazine titled "Unopened Parcels." The story was highly moral in tone, and involves a young girl learning from her father about

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. The father tells his daughter a story about his childhood, and how a friend of his learned the lesson of repentance by spending his life attempting to fix the deceit he committed on his mother. Following the telling of the story, the father asks the daughter to decipher what his story meant for herself rather than have him tell her what he believes it should mean. Gatty wanted children to learn morals, but she wanted them to come to terms with these morals on their own with simply guidance from adults. Gatty included themes of both morality and religiosity, which is consistent with many of the stories in the magazine. In 1868, the magazine published two early parts of

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's ''

Sylvie and Bruno ''Sylvie and Bruno'', first published in 1889, and its second volume ''Sylvie and Bruno Concluded'' published in 1893, form the last novel by Lewis Carroll published during his lifetime. Both volumes were illustrated by Harry Furniss. The nove ...

'', entitled "Fairy Sylvie" and "Bruno's Revenge." It also published much of the work of

Juliana Horatia Ewing Juliana (variants Julianna, Giuliana, Iuliana, Yuliana, etc) is a feminine given name which is the feminine version of the Roman name Julianus. Juliana or Giuliana was the name of a number of early saints, notably Saint Julian the Hospitaller, whi ...

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...

made several contributions, and illustrations by

George Cruikshank George Cruikshank or Cruickshank ( ; 27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern William Hogarth, Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dicken ...

, John Gilbert, Charles Keene, and

Randolph Caldecott Randolph Caldecott ( ; 22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were pr ...

also appeared.

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